"I'm delighted to get hold of Rob," said Warburton. "He's a boy I know very well from Watford, he's passionate about playing football, technically gifted, great range of pass, 6' 3" and he's a good specimen as well. But Rob just loves playing football. He played comfortably in the Championship last year down south and had offers to go back down into the Championship but when he heard about this here you could hear immediately his excitement."

"The key thing is he wants to be here. He got the offers in the Championship but he wants to be here and that sends out a powerful message," he added.

Building from the back

Warburton has completed his first two signings for Rangers, and given that they are both central defenders, it suggests that the new manager was keen to build his Rangers team from the back.

Now, Rangers have Wilson and Kiernan, and the duo should be able to strike up a partnership for years to come - and that was clearly something Warburton wanted to get sorted early into his reign in Glasgow.

Olly Dawes

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